Gmail Labs: Who will come out, and who will retire

Mark Knichel, a software developer.

we. Gmail Labs launched. more than fifteen years ago. This is an experimental laboratory, allowing developers to offer new features, and you - to decide which ideas are viable, and what - no. Any developer of Google can offer a new feature, implement it and run to tens of millions of users.

Initially, Gmail Labs features include 13. Their number increased rapidly to 60, and this is not the limit. We've received countless comments you. In addition, we constantly monitor the statistics and saw that some of the experimental possibilities have become popular among millions of people, while others used very little. Some have already outgrown the walls of the laboratory and became full-fledged functions of Gmail, and one function, we sent down. Objectives are the first experimental feature. Gmail has become a standard feature. Labels on the right to resign. after upgrading the functionality of labels. Gmail offline. become a standard feature. couple of months ago. Today, in accordance with the design of Gmail Labs, we derive the light has 4 functions, and send down five.

Are published and become standard features Gmail:.

a. Reminder of the unconnected files.
2. View YouTube videos in the mail.
3. Custom colors for labels.
4. Holidays!.

Resign:.

a. The switch status messages.
2. Monospace.
3. Pochtogolik.
4. Add the location to the signature.
5. random signature.

These decisions were taken, mainly on the basis of statistics regarding use of the experimental features, and user feedback.

Reminder of the unconnected files.

Sometimes it happens that we forget to attach a file to the letter and then send the application after the forgotten. To help you avoid awkward situations, Gmail is able to find phrases in the messages that imply the presence of an attached file, and warn you about this.



View YouTube videos in the mail.

If friends are often sent to you by e-mail links to the videos YouTube, this opportunity - for you. Now you do not need to click on the link and wait for downloading a new window. You can view the clip directly below the message text. Simply click the browse button!.




Custom colors for labels.

Why limit yourself to lean palette, if you can choose from more than 4000 possible color combinations? . Click the ...



Holidays!.

If you specify a date in advance of its release, you will not need to think about in time to turn the answering machine at the beginning of holidays. Enter the dates of holidays in advance, and Gmail does everything for you.



Dispatch functions into retirement is always a difficult decision. We invest in development and support of these functions. We understand that some of you love are not the most popular features of Gmail. However, Gmail Labs - it is still an experimental laboratory. Experimental features may from time to time to fail (this is the mere possibility of their. off. ) Or even disappear. Over the next few days you will see switch status messages, Monospace, Pochtogolik, add the location to the signature and the signature of random stop working and disappear from the interface of Gmail Labs.

We will continue to work on a new experimental features that make your work with the mail Gmail more convenient. We will continue to print out the possibility of a successful pilot and dismiss unpromising, thus clearing the way for new Gmail features. We welcome your. responses. ! .